title: Aspiration cytology diagnosis of echinococcosis.
abstract: We report five cases of echinococcosis diagnosed on material obtained by fine-needle aspiration. The sites were the liver in three cases, the thigh in one case, and the retroperitoneum in one case. No complications were observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kapila
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004444:Echinococcosis, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male